English Premier League

Leicester vs Arsenal 2022-23 English Premier League

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  • 46': Gabriel Martinelli

Arsenal regain foothold in Premier League title race with win over Leicester

Arsenal regained a five-point lead in the Premier League title race as they edged Leicester City with a 1-0 win at the King Power Stadium.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 39': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 0.
  • 46': Goal! Leicester City 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Tetê.
  • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Dennis Praet.
  • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Timothy Castagne.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,227

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Arsenal 28 64 4
+39 Liverpool 28 64 2
+35 Manchester City 28 63 3
+18 Aston Villa 29 56 7
Full Table

Statistics

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9 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 4
8 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 1
65.9 Possession 34.1
10 SHOTS 1
2 ON GOAL 0
0.2 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
505 Accurate Passes 217
613 Passes 315
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 10
0.1 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 50
35 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.6 Long Balls % 0.2
5 Blocked Shots 0
6 Effective Tackles 8
11 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 6
11 Effective Clearances 20
11 Clearances 20

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Danny Ward (GK)
3 Wout Faes
15 Harry Souttar
16 Victor Kristiansen
27 Timothy Castagne
25 Wilfred Ndidi
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
26 Dennis Praet
14 Kelechi Iheanacho
7 Harvey Barnes
37 Mateus Tetê

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel
12 William Saliba
35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
4 Ben White
20 Jorginho
34 Granit Xhaka
8 Martin Ødegaard
19 Leandro Trossard
11 Gabriel Martinelli Yellow Card
7 Bukayo Saka

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